All Is Bright

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All Is Bright

R,

2013,

1h 47m,

Kids & Family/

Holiday/

Comedy/

Drama

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48%

40 Reviews

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23%

500+ Ratings

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40 Reviews

23%

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500+ Ratings

Two shady French-Canadians hatch a get-rich-quick scheme, by selling Christmas trees in New York City.

Critics Consensus

Well-acted but uneven, All Is Bright strands a pair of strong performances from Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd in a meandering script.

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Sarah Mankoff

Film Comment Magazine

Nov 4, 2013

There's the backbone of a better film here, it just needs some ornaments.

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

Oct 7, 2013

You might think you can see where Almost Christmas is heading but it never quite loses its acerbic edge or goes emotionally blooey.

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Oct 7, 2013

This engaging if somewhat underwhelming tale of unlikely redemption builds a funny-sad web of intersecting interactions around its strong central perfs.

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David N. Butterworth

La Movie Boeuf

Jan 4, 2020

3/4

The Two Pauls -- Giamatti and Rudd -- shine in another downbeat ode to humanity from director Phil Morrison ("Junebug").

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Martin Tsai

Critic's Notebook

Oct 8, 2015

"All Is Bright" is reminiscent of those utterly forgettable Canadian movies bankrolled on the government dime in the name of cultural preservation.

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Clayton Davis

AwardsCircuit.com

Sep 14, 2014

3/4

Phil Morrison's direction and choices aren't as bold or as inventive as his styles in Junebug. The story doesn't lend itself to those traits that made him a quiet sensation in the mid-2000s.

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Nov 11, 2018

Why oh why does it ALWAYS have to be that they lose the money in the end ??!! I HATE THAT ! How about he gets the Russian girl, she gives him the piano for his daughter and they get the money too ? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT ?! GDDAMNIT !

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Luke G

Nov 6, 2018

This film was almost good.

Theodore L

Apr 19, 2017

2.5 Stars Good acting from Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd but that's about it Could have probably had a better ending

Theodore R

Mar 5, 2017

A tale of redemption for Christmastime? Giamatti and Rudd are a pair of losers trying to change their luck, and although the losing side of the tale seems to dominate and overwhelm everything else there is some silver lining leftover.

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Phil Morrison

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Paul Rudd

Rene

Paul Giamatti

Dennis

Sally Hawkins

Olga

Peter Hermann

Tremblay

Halley Feiffer

Claire

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Synopsis

Two shady French-Canadians hatch a get-rich-quick scheme, by selling Christmas trees in New York City.

Director: Phil Morrison
Producer: Daniel Carey, Elizabeth Giamatti, Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti
Screenwriter: Melissa James Gibson
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: GreeneStreet Films Inc., Touchy Feely Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.6K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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